JAPAN. JAPAN. These two volumes are issues of the famous Jap - Lot 49

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JAPAN. JAPAN. These two volumes are issues of the famous Jap - Lot 49
JAPAN. JAPAN. These two volumes are issues of the famous Japanese art journal *Kokka* (國華), founded in Tokyo in October 1889. It is the oldest art history journal in East Asia still in publication. The volumes are bound in the traditional Japanese style (fuzoku / yamatotoji), sewn with elegant silk thread or laces. The covers feature highly refined traditional Japanese decorative motifs characteristic of the Meiji era. This monthly magazine was renowned for the exceptional quality of its illustrations (including polychrome woodblock prints and inset collages), which aimed to preserve and showcase masterpieces of traditional Japanese and Eastern art. Dimensions: H. 39 cm x W. 37 cm.
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